James Gopsill

James Gopsill (22 July 1823-26 July 1884) was Mayor of Jersey City from 6 May 1867 to 3 May 1868, succeeding Orestes Cleveland and preceding Charles H. O'Neill.

Biography
James Gopsill was born in New York City, New York in 1823, the son of an immigrant from England. He worked as a clerk in a dry goods store before moving to Jersey City, New Jersey in 1840 and setting up his own store. He became an insurance company president and founded an orphanage and city directories, proceeding to serve as Mayor from 1867 to 1868 and as a Republican National Committeeman from 1868 to 1872. He died of angina while on vacation to Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York in 1884.